The Emperor is Above

Chapter 54: Chaos in the Capital
The emperor granted fiefs and the princes established systems. This was a common etiquette system in the world.

The territory of Xing State was vast, stretching tens of thousands of miles from north to south and five to six thousand miles from east to west. In such a vast territory, in addition to the fiefs of the nobles and officials, there were also 72 cities of various sizes.

These cities were too far away from the capital, and were usually governed by city guards appointed by the monarch. The capital area was directly governed by the monarch, the Marquis of Xing, and no titles were granted above the level of the doctor.

The scope of the capital area was 500 miles around the capital, and the administration of the pavilions and villages was managed by the nobles appointed by the Marquis of Xing. These nobles had the responsibility and obligation to eliminate the wild people and thieves in the territory.

There was a bloody battle late last night, with the wild folks howling and wolves howling, and the noise could be heard for miles around. According to regulations, the surrounding nobles had to lead their private armies to check out the situation, but there was no support until dawn.

The Dongmen brothers were certainly angry, but if these nobles had really come to support in time, the Blood Wolf tribe would not have had the courage to launch a night attack on the Buffalo Pavilion.

"Why didn't the nobles of Ye Niu Pavilion come to help last night?" Everyone, including Qing Yi, couldn't help but look at Niu Ben with questioning eyes, demanding that he give a reasonable reason.

"I failed to discover the Blood Wolf Tribe's murder last night. It was indeed my fault as the head of the Wild Bull Pavilion. But you may not know that a big event happened in the capital yesterday."

Niu Ben looked at Qing Yi's inquiring eyes and shook his head helplessly, "Yesterday afternoon, the youngest son of the king was playing in the market in the lower city, and he was attacked by a ghost."

"Wait a minute! You're not wrong, are you? Or is there something wrong with my ears?"

Master Gu's eyes widened with disbelief, and he said, "That's the capital city, with two first-class masters and ten great masters from the Temple of Worship.

"With the Royal Guards, the Three Divisions, and the City Guards protecting him, how could the king's most beloved youngest son be attacked by ghosts in the capital?"

Not only Tun Shigu couldn't believe it, Gongsun Wu, Dongmen Hu and Dongmen Bao were even more stunned. The militiamen in Huaiqiu looked at Niu Ben as if he were a fool.

"Nothing is impossible!" Qing Yi frowned and thought, gradually forming some guesses in his mind, and said,

“Years ago, those wild folks, ghosts, and strange beasts were causing trouble in the capital, but they were suppressed forcefully. I think they must have been unwilling to accept this.

If they want to continue to undermine the monarch's prestige, of course, the biggest impact would be to start a rebellion in the capital. However, the flow of merchants in the lower city is complicated, and the defense has been slack for many years, so there is still room for them to take advantage of the situation."

Now everyone finally understood that what could undermine the prestige of King Xing Hou more than murdering the king's most beloved youngest son in the safest place in the hearts of the people?

Niu Ben nodded to Qing Yi with a serious expression and said, "Yes, who would have thought that such a thing would happen in the capital, which has always been safe? Fortunately, Zhong Xingshuo, the number one expert in the Gongfeng Hall, showed up in time and killed the ghost.

However, although the youngest son saved his life, he lost a lot of blood and energy and remained unconscious, which made the king furious.

The king ordered all the nobles within a hundred miles of the capital to lead our private army to the lower city of the capital and wait for orders. The king suspected that the Ghost Witch Tribe in the northern border was responsible, and he wanted to lead the army personally to suppress the Ghost Witch Tribe.

Fortunately, the four senior ministers later learned about it and tried their best to dissuade the king, who reluctantly gave up the idea. We were able to rush back to Ye Niu Pavilion overnight.

After learning from his family that there was movement in Changting, he immediately led his private army to rush over, but unfortunately he was still too late! "

It was then that everyone noticed that Sergeant Niu Ben had some bloodshot eyes and faint circles under his eyes, and it was obvious that he had been traveling all night.

"Alas, Shangqiu Rui had it all to blame. It's a pity that he killed so many people in the caravan, and also killed our brothers!"

Knowing that Niu Ben was also helpless about this, the Blood Wolves dared to launch the attack only because they knew that many of the dukes were not nearby last night. Dongmen Hu and Dongmen Bao beat their chests in pain.

After all, the caravan should bear primary responsibility for this matter. Qing Yi and Gongsun Wu have warned them many times, and they had many opportunities to change their fate.

"Everyone has his own destiny. Fortunately, we have avenged them. Their spirits in heaven will rest in peace!" Qing Yi said a few words of comfort and then said to Niu Ben,
"The ministers were able to persuade the king to stop the attack on the Ghost Witch Tribe. I'm afraid that the king's youngest son was attacked by ghosts this time. It's possible that the Ghost Witch Tribe in the northern border has established a connection with the Black Wind Tribe in the southeast. With the Black Wind Tribe in the southeast, and tens of thousands of troops of Lord Huo Yunya in the northern border city fighting against Xian Yu, it is naturally difficult for them to have the strength to attack the Ghost Witch Tribe."

Niu Ben pondered for a moment, nodded carefully and said: "It is very likely that at the beginning of the year, someone saw a group of priests from the Black Wind Tribe and wizards from the Ghost Witch Tribe appearing in Jiming Lake.

Although the two sides had a brief fight, no conflict occurred soon. In addition, the Blood Wolf Tribe was a vassal that the Black Wind Tribe relied on more, but they suddenly ran from the border thousands of miles away in the southeast to the capital.

Before I left, someone said that the City Guards had discovered signs of activity by the Ghost Witch Tribe wizards in the northern suburbs of the capital, so it seems the two must be related."

"Sergeant Niu Ben, since such a big thing happened in the capital, we must rush to the capital as soon as possible to find the Minister of the Imperial Household, Senior Doctor Yuanmu. I'll leave the aftermath of Ye Niu Pavilion in your hands!"

Considering so many things happening in the capital, Qing Yi decided to rush to the capital as soon as possible to avoid having the few people he knew being sent out.

"It is my duty!" Niu Ben agreed with a serious face.

When the sun rose in mid-spring, the convoy set out from Yeniu Changting again and galloped along the flat and wide Tongdu Avenue.

Unlike the high morale on the road yesterday, everyone was a little worried today.

The Dongmen brothers naturally sat in the caravan's cart, which was loaded with goods and corpses.

Gongsun Wu was worried about the safety of his sick mother and frowned from time to time. Finally, he wiped his four-foot-long sword over and over again like a treasure.

However, the little fox and the civet cat were the most comfortable, with a thick and soft mink coat under them, which was taken off by Tun Shigu himself.

In front of the two of them, there were all kinds of delicious snacks, high-quality honey mixed with floral dew, and all kinds of jerky and dried fruits that were colorful, fragrant and delicious.

Tu Shigu greeted them earnestly from time to time: "My two little ancestors, look, this is the ninth-grade wolf meat that our servants just roasted. Come and have a taste while it's hot."

"Meow-"

The tabby cat curled up on the mink coat and responded lazily, taking a bite reluctantly.

The little fox was small in size and had a small appetite. His belly was already bloated with food and he didn't even have the strength to respond.

Qing Yi finally couldn't bear it anymore and said with a smile: "Brother Shi Gu, you really treat them like your ancestors. If they keep eating like this, I wonder how fat they will get."

"Hehe, they think highly of me!" Tu Shigu's fat face was filled with unstoppable smiles.

"Master Tun Gu, be careful that your expensive mink coat will be covered with their feces." Da Niu, Xizi and other young men were giggling nearby.

Tu Shigu didn't feel sorry at all, but looked smug, his eyes full of pride as he said, "What do you little guys know? That's called fate."

With the addition of this funny guy, the depressing atmosphere in the convoy finally recovered.

Gongsun Wu couldn't help but chuckle, and occasionally looked up at the sky, and said to Qing Yi in an affirmative tone: "It seems that what the Wild Bull Pavilion Chief said is right. Something big must have happened in the capital, otherwise it would be impossible to see the figures of the Flying Eagle Guards here."

(End of this chapter)